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BEVELED GLASS.

No. 358,784. Patented Mar. 1, 1887..

WITNESSES:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES P. OUDIN, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y.

BEVELED GLASS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 358,784, dated March 1,1887. Application filed December 22, 1886. Serial No. 222,303. (Ndmodehl.To all whom-it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES P. OUDIN, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Beveled Glass,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention consists of a plate or panel of beveled glass formed with ashoulder or offset between'the plain surface or face of the glass andits beveled edge, whereby the face of the glass is made to stand outfrom the bevel in clearly-defined lines, giving the glass a richappearance and enabling it to be more advantageously set, and avoidingdouble and conflicting reflections at the edges of the glass.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 is a face view of a square or rectangular plate of glassbeveled in accordance with my invention, and Fig. 2 is a sectionalelevation of the same.

A represents the face of the glass formed with the beveled surroundingedge B. Be-

tween the face A and bevel B is formed the bead or offset 0, whichclearly defines the face and separates it from the bevel, giving theface a distinct outline, thus producing in efi'ect a combined flat andbeveled glass. The offset 0 in this instance joins the bevel B at anobtuse angle, so that there is no reflection from the bevel into theface of the glass; but any rays of light passing through the offset andstriking the bevel are refracted, giving the prismatic colors, so thatthe effect is very striking, especially in large plates used fordecorative purposes.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

As a new and improved article of manufacture, a plate of beveled glassformed with an offset between the bevel and the face of the glass,substantially as shown and described.

CHARLES P. OUDIN.

Witnesses:

H. A. WEsT, EDGAR TATE.

